The Curse of Genital Herpes
Friday May 1, 2009
Four years ago Gina thought she had her world well in control. At twenty-three, she was engaged to be married and actively pursuing a career in law enforcement. Then her life took a nasty turn. Find out more about what happened and read Gina's story.
What Every Woman Should Know About Genital Herpes
Symptoms of Genital Herpes
Comments
I am disappointed in the title of this article and the description of getting herpes as a “nasty turn”.
This wording only contributes to the stigma that makes it so unnecessarily difficult to cope with a herpes diagnosis.
The curse? That’s very dramatic and only contributes to the stigma.
I like the message that herpes is managable, but you have contributed to the stigma by the language you’ve used.
aj
I completely agree with the others. The initial reaction from anyone reading this article is that herpes truly is a curse, when that is far from the case. Anyone searching for information will again have that stigma forced right in their face. Very poor choice of wording.
I totally agree with the other ladies’ tone regarding the stigma of herpes. My sister has lived with the disease for 18 years. She has been in a stable relationship for about 12 years and has a beautiful daughter. Like everything in life, its how you handle your circumstances. Congratulations to Gina for her positive handling!
An STD that lasts one’s entire life IS a curse! The commentators above are only trying to down-play it because they already HAVE it! They come off like herpes should be accepted and treated like it’s normal -that’s just insane. They are clearly in DENIAL.
Genital herpes is a nasty disease that no one wants! One would hope that the reality that it IS a nasty infection will motivate people to be more cautious & extra safe in order to avoid catching it. (Some call that “stigma” while I call it painful truth!)
Obviously, once a person has such a disease they must do whatever they can to deal with it and find a way to live with it.
But the writer didn’t even call herpes nasty; she said that the woman’s “life took a nasty turn”. Those who are saying that this contributes to the stigma around the disease and that it’s “poor wording” are just plain wrong. I think it’s obvious that they are still OVERLY sensitive about it because it hits so close to home. It sucks when the truth hurts.
I’ve had oral herpes since I was 6 years old -& I live with it just fine but I’ll be the first to admit (because I know) that herpes IS “nasty”!
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Yes, Herpes is disgusting. It is a curse and . Trying to stick your head in the sand by wording this STD pretty phrases, doe snot change the fact that it is a disgusting virus!!!
I feel bad for some people who have this, like my friend, who was dating
a guy for a while and one evening, the were contemplating sex, so they decided to just lay and hold each other. Well the problem was neither of them didn’t have any clothes on. She didn’t even have sex with this guy, yet having the genitals touch was enough for my friend to contract
the virus. I have two other
girlfriends that have Herpes also, and one of them was apt to get
a STD sooner or later, with her slutty behavior, brewing it’s ugly head back in those days. My other friend was dating a guy for months and after my friend discovered that,
she had symptoms, then got it confirmed that it was Herpes indeed!
I think I was way, way too careful to have contracted it and I wasn’t as promiscuous as my friends were.
I do agree completely that herpes is nasty but it doesn’t mean that once you have got it the end of life has come. My boyfriend suffers from oral herpes and I am sure he’ll be treated. So I am not going to leave him, herpes can be cured.
I totally agree with Debra! Herpes is
totally nasty and so disgusting! I
couldn’t imagine getting it, or living with it. However one only gets
it from sleeping around. Obviously, people don’t get it from toilet seats, and the good girls whom keep their legs shut don’t get it either! So just do it! Or should I say, Just don’t do it! Abstinence beats it all!
Herpes is indeed a curse, but you don’t have to have sex to get it. My girlfriend told me she got it from a toilet seat. I’m sure there are many ways to get herpes.
Suzy you are ignorant and obviously VERY uneducated on this virus!! Do you realize that 80% of the population has one type of this virus, I would not be shocked if you were a silent carrier and didn’t even know it. So many people are unaware that they even carry this virus and it DOES NOT make someone “dirty or slutty” I have slept with only one person in my life as a 24 year old girl and by no stretch of the mind is that “slutty”. I find that the positive thing in all of this for me is taking a step back and not being so judgmental of people or issues when I don’t really know anything about them…I would suggest you do the same!!!
I sure agree with it most people do this,